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Hadar Gafni is a Lecturer (Tenure-track Assistant Professor) in Entrepreneurial Finance at King’s Business School, King’s College London, since Spring 2022. He holds a PhD in Entrepreneurship from Copenhagen Business School (2020) and a Master’s in Economics from Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona and Barcelona School of Economics (2017). His research focuses on entrepreneurial finance in digital innovation contexts, particularly for entrepreneurs in developing countries, utilizing quantitative methods with data from crowdfunding platforms and lab/field experiments.
Education: PhD in Entrepreneurship (Copenhagen Business School, 2020), M.Res. Economics (Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, 2017). Prior roles include postdoctoral researcher at KTH Royal Institute of Technology, business consultant, research assistant, and finance manager in an Israeli-Palestinian NGO.
Research Interests: Crowdfunding dynamics, entrepreneurial finance in developing economies, gender disparities in funding, and the impact of loan purposes on crowdfunding success. His work bridges entrepreneurship theory with practical insights from digital platforms.
Publications include studies in top journals like Review of Finance, Strategic Entrepreneurship Journal, and Journal of Business Ethics, analyzing crowdfunding outcomes, gender biases, and pro-social lending mechanisms. His work contributes to UN Sustainable Development Goals, particularly in education and economic development.
No academic awards explicitly mentioned. Current advising status: Not accepting PhD students at present.
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